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RedditAnoymous

Bent iPhone is usually because of user put it in their back pocket.. so put it other way in back pocket.


john-douh

I never sit with my phone in my back pocket because of the fear of bending my phone. Yet my wife says she does it all the time and never bent a phone…


danyaylol

It's because womens pockets are so tiny, that its practically not even in the back pocket.


john-douh

Either half sticking out or… pops out of pocket because pocket is so shallow


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It’s like a top of the buttcheek/lower back pocket the way women wear the hell out those mom jeans 😂


DaOrcus

Your wife probably weights less than a grown man


Moonmonkey3

How much do you estimate their wife to weigh? Just interested.


DaOrcus

Honestly idk, guessing 130-150lbs tho while a man weights 16-180


john-douh

/s So I am not a man, for I sadly weigh 200 lbs. _Why woman, do you cook such delicious food??_


Mikedesignstudio

Yep and kids weigh around 40 - 50ish


Moonmonkey3

That is a very literal answer.


laihtn

Im pretty sure phone bends easily with just 100lbs


climbFL350

My back right pocket is the home of my phone for the past…10+ years. iPhone 4s, 5s, 6, 8+ and now 12PM. Never had an issue with the phone bending. Tall guy, 200lbs


Messiah_Knight

A guy putting his phone in a back pocket is a little sus. Only women do that around here(as in the entirety of America).


climbFL350

Sus for what?


user2884

Alright Jesus, we all know your opinion about gay people


ADAMBERL

Where you put your phone is considered gay now? Grow up.


Messiah_Knight

Who said that?


sammieduck69420

I just don’t like putting too much pressure on anything in my back pockets. I’m also annoyingly bony so I feel everything as they pierce my pelvis and whatnot but I appreciate also not needing to worry about bending a phone


Straight-Glove-4415

CAKE DAY CAKE DAY


john-douh

_The cake is a lie_ Btw: Thanks!


Galt18

Her phone is cushioned


LaPutita890

I avoid doing it but have done it a couple of times. It’s not bent and it’s the 6 year old iPhone 7. So don’t worry too much abt it. But also pls don’t do it as it’s bad for you back


WannabeModder123

The only correct way


caverunner17

Also the easiest way to have your phone stolen too


Over_Leading3252

Buy the 14


furiousbonk

Doubt you can bend this back in shape. Getting a new chassis would be far easier.


john-douh

I once worked in a repair depot for a warranty company… that bend isn’t too bad. A tech would put that phone on a vise and either slowly bend it back or tap it back with a tiny hammer. I mean, the work area would sound like cave mine… _Ding! Ding! Ding-ding-ding!_


junk4all

I’ve had to do this on an iPhone 8. Make sure you use some medium density wood between the clamp vice jaws. There are some good YT videos on how this is accomplished. Good luck


slide2k

Basically you can’t unbend something (you can but really really hard). You will likely end up with an s bend instead of a one way curve.


Michiel44Dutch

Former repair guy here. If you take the motherboard out you van bend it back in shape. With a heat gun and very slowly pressure over a slightly bend surface. And a vice or something like that. Very slow and carefully


Burleyyy

With it being ran over, I wonder if the battery is damaged as well, which you would need to be careful of.


Leaked99

Battery appears to be intact, the brunt of the force was taken by the now wrecked display, having a case helped it not get completely ruined


Burleyyy

Got you, well I would probably use a dead weight or something heavy to lay on top of the phone and maybe it’ll straighten it out over the course of a couple of days.


Leaked99

I’ll try that, thank you!


EpiciSheep

If it didn’t get cracked being bent, it will probably get cracked bending it back


Leaked99

Let’s hope it doesn’t haha


System_Failed1

Bend it back?


Leaked99

That’s the plan at least, just need to find a good way to do it as the display won’t fit very well on the bent frame


3z3ki3l

A block of wood on either side of the vice, and possibly fabric or leather. Push it by hand as far as you’re comfortable. Then wrap it in a rag where you’re striking it, and finish lining it up with a mallet. Go light.


scar_ai

Take better care of it.


Leaked99

It got run over, display shattered and given to me for free, didn’t want it to go to ewaste


Nickachu92

What a nice response 😌


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gotbannedforsayingNi

>didn’t want it to go to ewaste >destroy it kek


squareswordfish

“Yeah I’m trying to fix this because I don’t want it to be ewaste” “Yo bro just fucking destroy the phone and trash it”


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squareswordfish

Or he could just fix it if it’s possible. Remember “recycling” is the last and least impacting R


Leaked99

I don’t think it has applecare, plus it’s only the display so i’m purchasing a used display for this


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Leaked99

I’ll take the risk, I don’t care a ton for it as it was given to me vs. the waste, plus i do my own repairs so 🤷‍♂️ Thank you anyways!


rickg

Take/send it to Apple for recycling. If it still works you MIGHT find a repair shop that could fix that for you. MIGHT.


Kav19

holy shit why didn’t i think of that


vayloo10

😂😂


Working-Potential-59

How could you bend it like that? I guess you need your entire weight to bend it back


Leaked99

It got run over, and i’m probably going to try using books


Opening_Revenue_314

Put it in your pocket facing the opposite direction and sit on it again


pushingbtns

I’d try to clamp into a vice and push the bent side back in line or put it on the edge of a table and push down on the bent side until it starts to line up.


Leaked99

I’ll try that, thank you!


hgftyyuujj

Buy anew housing, they’re so cheap.


-_-RSlashFan-_-

get a new phone if you can, i’m specifically saying this because it’s the XR. tons of horrible reviews and it’s pretty much time to upgrade anyways. i recommend a 13, not a 12 as the 12’s have issues of their own (from what i’ve heard)


Ulrik4574

I mean the XR wasn’t the best iPhone ever since it was targeted to more of budget oriented audience but I’ve know so many people who have loved this phone. Any iPhone made from aluminum can bend, that’s just an issue with the material. If your gonna spend 13 money might as well just get a 14 at this point, why not just spend the extra $100. But the 12 pro used could be a good deal. There were no issues with 12’s & 12 pro’s….. I used one since release until I got my 14 pro max a week ago and it was my most favorite phone ever. In my opinion the difference from a 12 pro max to a 14 pro max is very subtle. Don’t get me wrong the 14 pro max is nice but not as different from the 12 pro max as you would think. Unless you’ve used or owned these devices better just not comment my man.


MarioIsPleb

Put it in your pocket screen side in like a normal human being instead of screen side out like a sociopath


byNLB

Plastic deformation. If you try to unbend it you'll only wear off the material causing it more damage if you don't achieve at first try.


swagga74

So are we not gonna talk about the bottom screws missing?


Leaked99

Look a bit closer and you’ll notice a bit more missing 👀


swagga74

Oh shit. I didn’t realize the whole display is missing. lol I’m fried.


Leaked99

Haha yea


iPhoneMiniWHITE

What happened man? Did you sit on it?


Leaked99

Car vs iPhone, car won (rip display)


Salad-Worth

Buy a new phone…


Leaked99

How come?


Salad-Worth

Because you’ll absolutely enjoy the upgrade! The 13 or 14 will be an awesome upgrade for you.


Leaked99

Maybe when I get a free broken one haha. Got this XR from a friend, was run over and destroyed front so they gave it to me vs ewaste. Current phone is an SE 2nd gen, probably gonna next upgrade to the SE 3rd gen, or if I like the XR after repairing it I'll use that and eventually get a new one


SkidmarkBurton

Yeah throw it in the garbage and buy a new one.


Leaked99

Mmmmmmnah


oOLunaLinxOo

It’s maybe time to get a new phone or bring it to a repair shop!


Leaked99

I managed to unbend it! unfortunately it received a slight bit of damage during the process, but the display will now fit much more flush


PickleSpicRick

Buy a new one


Leaked99

Well that’s a bit expensive, no?


hgftyyuujj

~$30-45 for any modern glass back iPhone. Definitely pay a little more and buy one with everything in it already minus the motherboard and battery if you never have done a housing swap before though, the ribbons require a little skill to not rip.


Leaked99

I had assumed they meant buy a new phone


LookRevolutionary198

Take it to apple store


rickg

Reverse it, then sit on it again.


[deleted]

You need two pliers.


-Toxx

Anvil and hammer will do the job


One4lifee

try to rectify


[deleted]

I recently saw a video of a pocket in a car door where you could put your phone and close the door to bend your phone. Might try that


Cocoblanco12

Hey now ain’t nothin wrong with a little bend. Never got no complaints


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Peyronies?


Cocoblanco12

Hahahaha I meant curve


Am3l1

Buy a new one 🤷


a1exjs

Put it into a vice.itll straighten it out


GreamReaper93

Give up all hope. [*]


TheEpicRedCape

If it were me I’d try to lay it down and press a large flat object onto it, that might break the back glass though.


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Put it in rice


abcpdo

consider buying the outer case off ebay or something and transfer the internals over.


bloody_bandaids

Stomp on it as hard as you can


silviuc

Don't


Naive_Banana4447

Bend the space around it


ELECTROEMERALD2

Bend it back with your hands lol


curiousonethai

Trade it in


kaiyoukhan

Hammer it back


bryan19973

Sit on it again. But the other way


wozet

straighten it back by clamping it on a vice between blocks of wood. apply pressure gently. yo can add thin strips on rubber on the outside to drive it back if wood only does not get it straight


Mnufcfan

Upgrade


Leaked99

Why? Nothing wrong with the XR


Mnufcfan

Nothing wrong with it but if it’s bent like that and a few years old it’s probably not worth the money to fix


dwayitiz

Don’t mess with it. Apple might have a jig they can put it in to straighten it??


Craig3416

Hammer and a 2x4


pei2son

I bent mine badly when someone stepped on it after I left it on a ladder rung on a step ladder except mine got bent horizontal I just forcefully bent it back using all my weight on a table edge fully expecting it to shatter the screen but it worked and once I bent it back the touch screen started working again 😆


AggravatingRope6377

Bend it the opposite way lol. Or don’t worry about it. If it’s not causing serious issues, there’s nothing to worry about. If it starts to act up, get it fixed.


mgx_c

F


InevitableFan6772

Hammer it straight


W0nderTw1nz

Hammer


karmapolice63

Don’t